Wednesday, July 25, 2012

I am busy practicing my roses for the Invitational Plein Air Event at the Portland Art Museum, Aug 4 & 5. I am really happy with this one.
I went to Portland last week, to check out the area around the Park Blocks and Museum, and do some painting on location, before the event.

I was invited, along with 49 other fabulous regional painters to paint at the Museum for 2 days (Aug 4&5) and then sell the work at the Museum on Aug 5. There are many things to paint in the Park Blocks at the Museum, roses, trees, people...

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

I was very inspired to paint roses, following my visit last week to the Portland Art Museum (PAM). Franz Bischoff is one of my favorite painters of the California Impressionists, he was called "King of the Rose Painters". One of his rose paintings is in the show, at the PAM - California Impressionists, 60 Paintings from the Irvine Museum. On Aug 4 & 5, PAM is having an Invitational Plein Air Event on the grounds on of the Museum, 50 regional painters will be painting on Aug 4 &5. I'm sure this is a first time event for PAM, but I hope there will be more events like this one. And there is a large garden at the museum which I am sure lots of artists will be painting, with roses of all colors in full bloom! Portland isn't called "City of Roses" for nothing. It will be fun! So come check it out if you have time.
And yesterday, Carol Marine painted a stunningly beautiful rose for her daily painting.

Monday, July 16, 2012

This is a door to part of the Portland Art Museum. I was painting outside in the park across from the PAM today. The PAM is hosting the first invitational plein air event to celebrate their California Impressionism Exhibit from the Irvine Museum in California. The dates for this event are; August 4 & 5. I am very excited to be one of 50 artists invited to participate in this first ever event!
I have always liked painting architecture, this building has some history! It was originally built in 1925, as a Masonic Temple. It was a rock concert venue in the 60's and is now part of the Portland Art Museum. (I read that THE DOORS played there!) The building is now known as the Mark Building.

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About Me

My visual diary. I love doing small daily oil paintings. They have an immediate freshness about them. Whatever you are thinking about that day goes into them, almost like a visual diary. About oil paint - I love the creamy color and intense luscious look of oil paint, making brushstrokes that bring out that quality in the paint. I try new ideas, colors, and subject matter. It is very freeing to be able to paint something and get it out very quickly.

I have studied with several well known instructors including David Leffel, Tony Ryder, Kenn Backhaus, Randal Sexton among others. I continue to be influenced by the five years I spent living and working in Mexico and South America. I visited sites around Mexico City such as the Museo de Bellas Artes to see the work of famous muralists, such as José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros and study their work. I am now influenced by my current home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

You can find my larger paintings at The Columbia Center for the Arts inHood River, OR, and Sustain Interiors in Hood River, and online. If you would like to see more work, just ask me!

About my Paintings

Each original oil painting is made to archival standards using only the best, most permanent and lightfast oil colors on cotton or linen canvas or panels. Drying time varies but you can expect your painting to be shipped in one to two weeks after it is completed. Your purchase will arrive unframed and ready to display.